Video to help with Throttle Calibration on a Heli.This is a tutorial video that I made to help make throttle calibration on Castle Creations ESCs easier. This video is made using a Heli but it can also be applied to an airplane.

Yes, but all that does is link to the YouTube videos. I'd like to have the videos downloadable so that you don't need an internet connection to watch them.

there are several open source programs that let you download you tube videos I believe. I am hoping to re-make the videos next week with higher quality video and sound. The original videos were posted on you tube so we could get them up quickly.

I have an old, non-computerized 3 channel transmitter. I have an outunner motor that is a little too powerful for my 2 meter sailplane. I want to be able to program the ESC to only allow about 75% power to the motor when the radio puts out full throttle.

Is this possible with a Castle Creations ESC using Castle Link? I have not purchased the ESC yet.

I have a CC Phx10 on v3.20.
Tx is Robbe/Futaba FC-18.
To get the confirmation beep on high setting I need to set ATV to 110% (max) and then put the trim above centre. For the low setting it initializes when ATV is set to 62% with trim in the normal low position, and 80% when trim i centred.
What is the values in ms for the fixed endpoints? Obviously far from what my Tx operates on, but any servo plugged in to ch 3 behaved quite normal.
Calibrating the Tx against fixed values in the ESC seems somehow backwards to me. What is wrong with the "full stick, power on ESC, pull stick" method used by others for throttle calibration?

Edit: Got it working now with full up trim. ATV's ended then at 96% (High) and 104% (Low). A bit unusual I guess, and a pain since my Assan module (2.4GHz) refuses to initialize unless throttle is at it's lowest (+ trim).

I have a CC Phx10 on v3.20.
Tx is Robbe/Futaba FC-18.
To get the confirmation beep on high setting I need to set ATV to 110% (max) and then put the trim above centre. For the low setting it initializes when ATV is set to 62% with trim in the normal low position, and 80% when trim i centred.
What is the values in ms for the fixed endpoints? Obviously far from what my Tx operates on, but any servo plugged in to ch 3 behaved quite normal.
Calibrating the Tx against fixed values in the ESC seems somehow backwards to me. What is wrong with the "full stick, power on ESC, pull stick" method used by others for throttle calibration?

Edit: Got it working now with full up trim. ATV's ended then at 96% (High) and 104% (Low). A bit unusual I guess, and a pain since my Assan module (2.4GHz) refuses to initialize unless throttle is at it's lowest (+ trim).

Fred

You should be able to pull the trim down to satisfy... then calibrate the throttle with the trim down... as long as you leave the trim down then it should not change...

You should be able to pull the trim down to satisfy... then calibrate the throttle with the trim down... as long as you leave the trim down then it should not change...

If I understand this correct, the ESC has fixed settings for min and max throttle in governor mode and the idea is to adjust the Tx travel according to those.
As I said, with trim down, reaching the upper level is impossible with my Tx.

The problem I had with reaching the high spot was due to the fact that the function throttle ATL (trim have no effect when stick is above neutral), was deactivated by default in heli mode. After setting THR ATL to active, I was able to reach both upper and lower spot.